Community finds a home for 80 rescued dogs
The Licking County Humane Society rescued eighty dogs from a home in Ohio on July 22 and all of the pets have since found their forever home.
The Licking County Humane Society rescued eighty dogs from a home in Ohio on July 22 and all of the pets have since found their forever home.
If you're wondering when Megan Thee Stallion is going to drop some new music, the rapper says "it's almost that time." To hype fans for what's to come, she dropped a cinematic teaser titled "Traumazine." Set at a funeral, the trailer captures Meg donning all black as she first walks through a crowd of people also dressed in all-black attire and straight to a casket, where she places some flowers.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday enacted legislation that will expand the Department of Veterans Affairs, providing health care support to millions of veterans -- as well as their families and caretakers -- who were exposed to toxic burn pits. Known as the PACT Act, the package grants more time to enroll in VA-provided care for veterans exposed to the toxins while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the White House. "This is the most significant law our nation has ever passed to help millions of veterans who are exposed to toxic substances during their military services," Biden said in remarks during the bill signing ceremony in the White House's East Room.
An 8-year-old boy left paralyzed in the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, plans to return to school in the fall with his twin brother. The family of Cooper Roberts shared in an update Tuesday that the boy is expected to start third grade at Braeside Elementary School in Highland Park with his brother, Luke, in six to 12 weeks. Cooper is currently in daily physical and occupational therapy at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago.
Former President Donald Trump’s false allegation that the 2020 presidential election was stolen continues to reverberate among GOP political candidates who are running on anti-establishment platforms and eager to gain the support of the former president’s voter base. Last week, a candidate endorsed by former President Trump, businesswoman Tudor Dixon, won her party’s gubernatorial nomination in Michigan.
Forty years after a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death in Northern California, DNA has led to the arrest of her suspected killer, prosecutors announced. Karen Stitt was last seen on the night of Sept. 2, 1982, heading toward a Sunnyvale bus stop after spending time with her boyfriend, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said. The next morning, her naked body was found about 100 yards from the bus stop, according to prosecutors.
The Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed charges against an Iranian national and member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps whom prosecutors say allegedly tried to arrange the murder of Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton in "likely" retaliation for the killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani when Trump was president. The criminal complaint against 45-year-old Shahram Poursafi, who remains at large abroad, accuses him of attempting to pay various individuals in the U.S. $300,000 to kill Bolton, beginning in October. In a statement after the case was unsealed Wednesday, Bolton said, in part: "I wish to thank the Justice Department for initiating the criminal proceeding unsealed today; the FBI for its diligence in discovering and tracking the Iranian regime’s criminal threat to American citizens; and the Secret Service for once again providing protection against Tehran’s efforts."
Olivia Newton-John's only child, daughter Chloe Lattanzi, is paying tribute to her mom, calling the late actress "my life giver" and "my teacher." Lattanzi, whom Newton-John shared with ex-husband Matt Lattanzi, shared a heartfelt message to Instagram on Tuesday alongside a clip from the music video of their duet, "Window in the Wall," which was released last year. "I love you forever my life giver, my teacher, my mama."
One manufacturer believes it has a solution to the gun violence plaguing the United States - a personalized smart gun that uses fingerprint technology to make firearms safer. Ginger Chandler is the co-founder of LodeStar Works in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Chandler said the smart gun can only be fired by an authenticated user; in this case, verified by his or her fingerprint.
The coastal city of Brunswick, Georgia, where Ahmaud Arbery was killed, is honoring the slain 25-year-old with a street sign. "The hardest part is knowing he is no longer with me," Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, said at Tuesday's unveiling. "I want to say thank you to the city of Brunswick for honoring my family, honoring Ahmaud," she went on.
Following a barrage of online allegations of racial bias and one $25 million class action lawsuit, Sesame Place has announced initiatives to help expand its "commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion." "We have already begun engaging with employees, guests, civil rights groups as well as community leaders, and instituted some interim measures at the park while the review proceeds," Cathy Valeriano, president of Sesame Place Philadelphia, said in a statement. Sesame Place is a licensed park partner of Sesame Workshop and is owned by Sea World.
Former President Donald Trump was expected to sit for a deposition Wednesday as part of the New York attorney general's civil investigation into his family real estate business, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. In an emailed statement to reporters about an hour and a half later, Trump indicated he had invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against testifying against himself. "Under the advice of my counsel ... I declined to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution," he said in his statement, which also included lengthy attacks on the state attorney general's investigation.
Cheryl Burke is getting candid about her struggles with sobriety and being a "work in progress." On Wednesday, she opened up to "Good Morning America" about finding it difficult to maintain her four years of sobriety. Burke also shed more light on her decision to divorce her husband of nearly three years, "Boy Meets World" star Matthew Lawrence, earlier this year, saying she had "to put my sobriety first."
Muslim communities are reeling after the fourth killing in a potential string of murders of Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico. All the deaths have taken place in a nine-month period, stoking fear among local faith groups and garnering attention from Muslim leaders nationwide. The APD chief of police announced Tuesday that the Volkswagen sedan believed to be involved in the most recent murder of 25-year-old Pakistan native Naeem Hussain has been tracked down and the driver has been detained.
Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate was searched by federal agents on Monday morning in what an outside expert called a "major escalation" of one of the investigations he faces. Trump, who was not present for Monday's search, said in a statement that the agents obtained access to his safe as they executed the search warrant. Law enforcement experts unconnected to the case called the raid a notable step forward in the federal probe -- which appears to trace back to a National Archives referral to the Department of Justice reported early this year -- and they explained the significance of federal search warrants and what they indicate about the general timeline of a case.
Inflation data released on Wednesday revealed that price increases slowed in July, easing the strain on household budgets as the Federal Reserve fights inflation with a series of borrowing cost hikes. While still elevated, price hikes waned from the near-historic pace reached in June, giving hope to policymakers and consumers that inflation has peaked. The consumer price index, or CPI, rose 8.5% year-over-year in July, a marked slowdown from 9.1% in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Three towns on Maryland’s Eastern Shore will pay $5 million to the family of a Black teenager who was killed in an encounter with police officers almost four years ago, according to the attorneys for the family. Anton Black, a 19-year-old former star high school athlete, died on Sept. 15, 2018, after being restrained by three officers from the Centreville, Greensboro and Ridgley police departments who held him face down for about six minutes, pinning his shoulders, legs and arms, according to a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Baltimore in late 2020.
Being aware of the monkeypox outbreak spreading across the U.S., Todd said he did a Google search of what monkeypox rashes look like and "one of the images looked exactly like my blemish." Tecovirimat, known as TPOXX, which is a two-week course of pills, can be considered for people at high risk of severe illness, such as those with weakened immune systems.
"Good Morning America" consulted with board-certified medical and cosmetic dermatologist Dr. DiAnne Davis, as well as board-certified pediatrician and expert on Bug Bite Thing's medical advisory Dr. Mona Amin to find out how to prevent and treat bug bites this season. Are there any key indicators that would let someone know that they have a bug bite versus other skin irritations? Amin: With bug bites, you will usually see a lump or bump of redness and surrounding irritation -- this is generally where the insect bit you and a telltale sign.
One person is dead and five others seriously injured after a bus overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike Tuesday, according to state police. The fatal accident took place around 6:53 p.m. on the southbound Turnpike just before the Grover Cleveland Service Area, when a double-decker bus overturned and came to a stop on the entrance ramp to the service area, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele told reporters Tuesday night. The entrance ramp near the crash is still shut down, N.J. State Police told ABC News.
Two soldiers from Fort Benning have died and three others were injured in a weather-related event in northern Georgia, an official said Tuesday. The incident took place at Yonah Mountain, located near Dahlonega, a spokesperson for the Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs Office said in a statement. The three injured soldiers were treated by an Army medic on the scene before being transferred to a local hospital, the spokesperson said, where they remain under the care of hospital staff.